Kyrie Irving

Basketball Player

Male

BornMar 23, 1992

Kyrie Irving is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He started at point guard for Duke University as a freshman before being selected as the 1st overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by Cleveland. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2012. Irving was born in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in New Jersey.… Read More

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'LeBron James may be the guy known for delivering Cleveland its first NBA championship earlier this year, but <mark>Kyrie Irving</mark> will go down in history as the Cavaliers player who nailed the water-bottle challenge. And judging by Irving\'s reaction after accomplishing the feat, that\'s a pretty big deal....'

' LeBron James delivered his third triple-double of the season as the Cleveland Cavaliers are off to one of the best starts in franchise history with a 112-108 win over Philadelphia on Sunday. James and Kevin Love powered the offence through three quarters before <mark>Kyrie Irving</mark> took over in the fourth for the defending champion Cavaliers who improved to 13-2 on the season. Irving scored 20 of his 39 points in the final quarter, Love had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Cleveland ralli...

' \n Cleveland Cavaliers point guard <mark>Kyrie Irving</mark> supports protesters who are demonstrating against the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota, he said Tuesday in a tweet. \n The protests, led by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, have gone on for months, but have gathered more attention since police attempted to crack down on them in September. \n \n My prayers and thoughts are with everyone protesting at Standing Rock, I am with you all. #NoDAPL Defend the Sacred. — <mark>Kyr...

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Irving was born on March 23, 1992 in Melbourne, Australia.
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He is the son of Drederick and Elizabeth Irving and the step-son of Shetellia Irving. He has an older sister, Asia, and a younger sister, London. His father played for Boston University then went on to play professional basketball in Australia for the Bulleen Boomers. Irving lived in the Melbourne suburb of Kew before relocating to the United States when he was two years old. He has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia. Irving's mother, Elizabeth, died from an illness when he was four, so Drederick raised him with the help of Irving's aunts. He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, where he often went to his dad's adult-league games. His inspiration to play in the NBA came after playing at Continental Airlines Arena during a school trip in fourth grade where he stated "I will play in the NBA, I promise." As a teenager, Irving played for the Road Runners of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Read Less